Coin-controlled vending-machine.



- 0. RUZSICSKA & G. M. LAUB. 'COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17 1915.v

1 1 7 1 ,5 43 Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

5 5- i Q 59- TE- OTTO nUzs csKA Ann enonen LAUB, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

oom-conrnottnn VENDING-M CHIN Patented Feb. 15,191

Application filed June 1 7, 1915. Serial No. 34,570. i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, O'rTo RozsiosxA and Gnonen M. LAUB, citizens of the United States, residing in the city-of Newark, in

the county of Essex and State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Com-Controlled Vending- Machines, of which the following isa full,

clear, and exact description, such aswill:

are inserted through a slot and deposited in a suitable ejector, and through the interventionof which, a package or othernar-l ticle of merchandise to be vended, is ejected by the operation of the machine.-

The objects of'theinvention are to provide a simple and practical form of automatic vending machine, which will be .particularly well adapted for attachment to the backs of chairs, such as are used in theatersfcars and the like, to provide an apparatus which will be sure to deliver a package of merchandise in return for the coin after the same has been on'ce inserted, andfurther to so arrange the. parts as to prevent the insertion of acoin at such times" as when there are no, packages in the machine to be vended. i

Other objects will appear from the description hereinafter given, and our inven-; tion consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be hereln after fully described, and specifically defined in the appended claims. e

'In the drawings forming a part hereof, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of our, improveddevice secured to a support ng plate designed to be secured to the back .of a seat, chair or the like. Fig! 2 represents in section, a'side elevation of the device taken on lines 0a'm in Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig 3 represents a front elevation .ofthe device, the front plate of the machine being :re-. moved and parts broken away from the delivery chute.- Fig. & representsaperspec tive view of theicombined Weight for the packages and a locking device to close the coin passage, thus'ipreventing the insertion" of another coin whenthe machine is empty, and Fig. 5. represents a fragmentary per-l spective view of the spring-actuated coin carrying member, which together with theco1n, serves to e ect the lowest package from beneath the packages of merchandise which are'farrangedone above the other;

Similar numerals of reference refer to like. parts throughout the specification and drawings. 1 7 1 In the drawings, 1 represents the main body of thecase of the machine, which may be of any material and of any desired shape: or configuration, that shown in the drawings 'being'provided witha reclining front, to which a detachable front plate 2 is se cured by means of a screw-bolt 3 or thelike as clearly indicated. rectangular lug 4- formed near the upper end of'the plate 2, is designed to bev received into a slot lo cated near the front edge of the top .of-the case 1 and which serves to position the front plate on the case of the machine.

"An integrally-formed receiving [ledge 6 extends outwardly from the lower edge of the front, plate 52, in close proximity to a dischargeqopening- 7, through: which the goods t'o be vended, are discharged, and

above the discharge opening 7 a sight-glass 5 is pr0vided,-to see the interior of-the ma-* shine to ascertain whetherthe machine is provided-with packages orif it be empty.

A'ssupporting platev 8, having holding means,

as for instance, headed studs- 9, designedto be received intosuita'ble apertures 10fo-rmed H in the rear wall of the easel, is'provided, whereby-the machine may 'besecured to a car or theater seat, and the lock latchfll' of the lock 12, which is also securedto the supporting .plate 8, engages'with a suitable slot in the top of; the case,- in order to positively. lock the. machine :in position on said supporltingplate. i i

.Secured .tothe'interior of the case 1 in anyconvenient. manner, is the package com-- partment. 13,:inwhich the packages of merchandise to be vended, are arranged "one above the other. Acoin chute '14 is located on the rear of the package compartment 13, V

which registers with the coinslot 15'located inthe side of thecase 1, and extending from theunder and front side of the compartment 1.3,Iisa deliver-y chute 16, which oommuni .oates with the discharge opening? in the front plate 2, and by means of which the 7 packages are deposited on the receiving ledge 6.

A spring-actuated, coin-carrying member and ejector is pivotally secured to the upper outside portions of the sides of the package compartment 13, by means of the arms 1818, which are rigidly secured to a tube 19 rotatively mounted in the upper portion of the compartment 13. Between the lower ends of the said arms 1818, is a coin-receiving compartment 20. Depending from the rear of the package compartment 13 is a stop 21, against which the coin compartment 20 of the spring-actuated, coin-carrying member is held by the spring 22, one end of which is secured to the inside of the package compartment 13, near the upper edge thereof, and the other end of which engages with one of the arms 18, to normally hold the coin compartment 20 against the stop 21,

so that the opening in the coin compartment registers with the coin chute 14, so that when a coin is inserted in the coin slot 15, it passes into the coin chute l4, and from there into the coin compartment 20 of the spring-actuated coin carrying member.

Secured to the stop 21 and extending at right-angles therefrom, and in close proximity to the under side of the coin compartment 20, is a ledge 23, which limits the further movement of the coin after it has been received into the coin compartment 20 and serves to keep it there.

A shaft 24, provided with a knob 25, is secured in the tube 19, by means of a set screw 26, the shaft passing through apertures in the upper end of the case 1, and the knob being located outside of the case, so that by rotating the knob, the springactuated, coin-carrying member is operated.

One-half of the lowermost package is sup- 7 ported on a pair of lugs 17, extending forwardly from the rear wall of the package compartment, and directly above said lowermost package, extend two guides 40, which are integrally formed-on the side walls of the package compartment 13, and which serve to hold the packages in their proper position.

In 'order that the device should operate in as noiseless a manner as possible, pieces of felt 28 are secured to the stop 21, and to the rear of the delivery chute 16, which are designed to be engaged by'the coin compartment during its forward and rearward movement, and which limits the movement thereof.

29 represents a combined weight for the packages and a locking device, the same comprising a plate 30, designed to rest upon the top package, the front of the plate being provided with a flange 31, with the word Empty thereon, designed to have sliding engagement with the inside of the guides formed on the front of the package compartment 13. Secured to the plate in any convenient manner, and extending upwardly therefrom, is a stud 32, carrying a springactuated pawl 33, the front end of the pawl being provided with an engaging element 34, designed to engage with an aperture 35 formed in the rear wall of the package compartment 13, so that when the last package is ejected from the machine, the engaging element 34 of the pawl 33 will enter the aperture 35 located in the rear wall of the package compartment 13, and project sufficiently into the coin chute 14 located on the rear of the package compartment, thereby closing the coin passage, thus preventing the insertion of another coin when the machine is empty.

The operation of the device is as follows: In order to fill the machine, the lock is manipulated, thereby releasing the latch bolt 11 from the slot in the top of the case 1, and the operator is then enabled to remove the machine from the supporting plate 8, by disengaging the case from the headed studs 9 located on the supporting plate. The removal of the screw bolt 3 permits the separation of the detachable front plate 2 from the case 1. Thereafter, the engaging element 34 of the spring-actuated pawl, which is carried by the combined weight and locking device 29, is withdrawn from the coin passage 14, and the required number of packages of merchandise to be vended, are arranged in the package compartment 13, one above the other. After the detachable front plate 2 has been secured to the case of the machine, and the machine thereafter located in position on the supporting plate, a coin inserted in the coin slot 15 will pass into the coin chute 14, and from there drop into the coin-receiving compartment 20 of the spring-actuated, coin-carrying member. It will thus be seen that the lower end of the coin rests upon the ledge 23, which ex-. tends at right-angles from the stop 21, and the upper edge of the coin projects sufli ciently above the coin compartment 20 to engagethe lowermost package and shove it forward and out from beneath the pile, when the spring-actuated, pivoted coincarrying member is moved forward by turning the knob 25 of the shaft 24, which is secured to the tube 29 rotatably mounted in the upper end of the case 1 and which passes through the package compartment 13. When the coin compartment 20 of the coincarrying member has reached the limit of its forward stroke, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and thereby discharged the said package, the coin is released from the coin compartment, and falls off the ledge 23 into the case of the machine. The spring 22 then returns the coin-carrying member and holds the coin-receiving compartment 20 in its normal position against the stop 21. When the last package is ejected from the machine, the engaging element 34 of the. pawl 33 will enter the aperture 35 located in the rear wall of the package compartment 13, and project sufficiently into the coin chute 14 located on the rear of the package compartment, thereby closing the coin passage, thus preventing the insertion of another coin when the machine is empty. The package thus ejected passes down the delivery chute 16, and out through the discharge opening 7 with which it communicates, and is deposited on the receiving ledge 6. The top of the coin compartment 20 is located a trifle below the under side of the lowermost package in the package compartment, so that upon the return movement of the coin compartment, after the coin has been discharged therefrom, the said top of the coin compartment will not interfere with the next lowest package.

It will thus be seen that the organization above described is a highly efficient one, and While we have shown the preferred embodiment of our present invention, we do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction and combination shown and described, as obvious modifications thereof will appear to those skilled in the art, and such departures we consider within. the scope and terms of our claims.

We claim:

1. A coin-actuated vending machine, com prising a case provided with a coin slot, a

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package compartment, a combined weight and. locking device movably. located in said package compartment, comprising an angled plate, a spring-actuated, pivoted pawl carried by said plate, the free end of said pawl adapted to be moved into registry with an aperture formed in the package compartment and to further project into a coin chute" located on the rear of said package compartment after the last package has been discharged, in order to prevent further coins from being inserted therein;

2. A combined weight and locking device for coin-actuated vending machines, comprising in combination with a case and its actuating parts, an angled plate, said plate adapted to be movably mounted in the package compartment of said machine, a springcarried by said plate, the free end of said pawl being provided with an engaging eleactuated pawl pivotally secured to a stud 1 7' ment, designed to engage with an aperture, I

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